The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-04-01
From our regular eorrsspondentl
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, ID. g., March 25, 1857.


DUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. g., March rs. 1857. |
Last Friday. the 18th Of March. was
he golden anniveraary Of President
birth. He carefully avoided \
my celebration, or rather, he celebrated \
he occasion BY carefully giving his en-l
ire attention TO public business. The
President 10 not Of an enthusiastic erI
nature. He IL constitution j
llly opposed to everything which par
lakes Of the character OF self. .glorification.
Ind such he considers Z man's celebra-l
lion Of bis own birthday TO be.
When asked by Mr.. 6oteldo, the min
lister from Venezuels, Why he was notl
the natal day, he IL reported
to have said, "Vanity, vanity, Il is slil
vanity. II . man really feels that his
birth was . stroke Of luck to him." con-
tinued he, 'let him rejoice by ell means
but don't think be has any right to dis
turb the town about II, and don't think
It would be modest to ask al the rest Of
the world TO rejoice 10 an event which
lad 90 little interest for Them"
Birthday cards In large numbers came
from aIl parts Of the country, and friends
In Washington sent flowers accom- panied
by congratulations. There was the usual
tri-weekly hand-shaking In the East
Room, which was attended by about
i've hundred people. large proportion
OF whom were excursionists from Buff
fAIo and the surrounding district in New
York. They were . noticeably unpre-
cunning crowd Of excursionists. They
filed quietly past the President, not one
OF them showing any desire 70 be r.
miliar or to receive attention on account
Of being from the Presidents former
home.
The visit OF ex-senator Thurman to
this city furnished the political gossips
with food for . whole day. They could
not learn positively whether his confer
ence with the President had reference TO
the appointment OF the Interstate Com
merce Commissioners, the Pacific rail-
road investigation, the English mission,
or the Secretarysbip Of the Treasury.
THE noblest Roman OF them ALL" set
tied these canards himself. When asked
II the President had rendered him any
position be replied, mo; am neither
10 be Secretary Of State nor Secretary OF
the Treasury, nor Minister to England.
| am not even going to be an Interstate
Commissioner.' He added that his call
On the President was entirely social, and
that be was not after Office.
There is little occasion for the wide
spread alarm as to the financial situation
during the interval before Congress con-
venes. The condition Of the Treasury
IL much stronger than Il was nine
months ago, the distribution OF currency
much more favorable and adequate, and
the Circumstances IN many respects more
reassuring. The surplus is sInslle., the
gold fund Is stronger, and the circulation
and supply OF convenient forms Of small
currency is more abundant.
That which IL deemed chiefly unfavor-
able in the situation is the fact that only
thirty millions Of bonds remain subject
10 call, and that after three monthly calls
this means OF putting money into circu-
lation will be cut OF. 1t is fact, how
ever, that recent bond calls have been Of
little service, and that the Treasury has
amp pie authority aud has declared its
willingness to 20 into the market and
buy bonds at current rates If the situa-
tion should become such as to call for
this action.
Those whose opinions on the subject
are best worth knowing think there is
mo reason to fear that the coming sum-
mer and autumn will bring any serious
financial disturbance. or that the strength
of the Treasury and the skill Of its man
ayers are not fully equal to al emergen-
cies that may arise.
The Cabinet makers who have die
posed Of the Treasury portfolio for Mr.
Cleveland more than dozen times since
Secretary Manning resigned. are really
10 little embarrassed just now as to what
TO say next. 1t was positively asserted
that Speaker Carlisle was offered the
place last Saturday and declined. Since
there has been 80 much delay in the mat.
ter some Of them now take II for granted
Mr.. Msnning's successor will not b
named until the Let Of April, the date
when his resignation takes effect.
q. AS.